sacudirse

sacudirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (quitarse) to shake off

■ se sacudió la arena he shook the sand off

2 (moscas, mosquitos, etc) to flick away, flick off

3 familiar figurado (desembarazarse) to get rid of, shake off

■ se lo sacudieron enseguida they soon got rid of him

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to shake off

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VPR [uno mismo] to shake o.s.; [+ brazo, pelo] to shake

el perro se sacudía el rabo — the dog was wagging its tail

salió del mar sacudiéndose el agua — he came out of the sea shaking the water off himself

sacúdete la arena del pelo — shake the sand out of your hair

el caballo se sacudía las moscas con la cola — the horse brushed off the flies with its tail

por fin se la han sacudido — they've finally got rid of her

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vpr

1. [librarse] [de responsabilidad, tarea] to get out of;

se sacudió a sus perseguidores (de encima) she shook off her pursuers;

no consigo sacudírmelo (de encima) I can't seem to get rid of him

2. [apartar]

la vaca se sacudía las moscas con el rabo the cow was swishing the flies away with its tail;

sacúdete las migas de la falda shake the crumbs off your skirt

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sacudirse

v/r shake off, shrug off;

sacudirse alguien (de encima) get rid of s.o.

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vr

: to shake off